UK Digital Health Segment Strength & Opportunity 2017

Headlines

Largest segment in Med tech by employment

Segment Characteristics

- 8% life science industry sites
- 4% life science industry employment
- 1.7% life science industry turnover

What is the Digital Segment? Businesses involved in making products for hospitals and consumers with both a digital and medical element, from mobile medical devices and apps to hospital information systems.

Segment Employment

- 64% Large Companies
- 36% SMEs

Segment Turnover

- 73% Large Companies
- 27% SMEs

Distribution of Employment Across UK

- London, Yorkshire & The Humber and the South East account for:
  - 64% of employment
  - 69% of turnover
  - 48% of sites

Largest Sub-segments by Employment

1. Hospital Information Systems
2. E-health – data analytics
3. GP information systems

Top 3 segments account for 72% of all employment in the Digital Health segment

Largest Sub-segments by Turnover

1. Hospital Information Systems
2. Professional Mobile Apps
3. E-health – data analytics

Top 3 segments account for 66% of all turnover in the Digital Health segment

Year-On-Year Growth - 2016 to 2017

- +11% Employment
- +10% Turnover

Overall the Digital Health segment increased employment by 1,100, and turnover by £0.1bn.

For More Information https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports